Organizational Change to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Counterterrorism Mission of the United States Government

Abstract

Counterterrorism remains a vital capability and must be maintained in the face of ever-tightening resource constraints. USSOCOM must utilize its flexibility to address changing strategic conditions, as well as a need for greater efficiency with lesser resources, through reorganization and engagement with non-traditional U.S. Government partners to capitalize upon technical expertise. The United States Marshals Service is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice responsible for the global pursuit of criminals. The institutional knowledge within the Marshals Service would greatly enhance the Department of Defense counterterrorism mission. Specifically, USSOCOM collaboration with the Marshals Service should leverage previously underutilized specialized capability in finding those eluding government authority around the world, thereby increasing the capability of the United States to intervene to prevent and deter future acts of terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 2019
Accession Number
AD1077955

Entities

People

  • Andrew C. Smith

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Correctional Facilities
  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Efficiency
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control